Lexical Base as a Compressed Language Model of the World (on the material of the Ukrainian language)

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that a statistically selected list of words in Ukrainian forms an interconnected lexical base covering all human activity areas, verified through a universal synoptical scheme.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of a lexical base as a system of interrelated words derived from statistical methods, applicable across languages.

Findings

Selected word list forms an interconnected system

The lexical base covers all human activity spheres

Invariant synoptical scheme confirms the system's universality

Abstract

In the article the fact is verified that the list of words selected by formal statistical methods (frequency and functional genre unrestrictedness) is not a conglomerate of non-related words. It creates a system of interrelated items and it can be named "lexical base of language". This selected list of words covers all the spheres of human activities. To verify this statement the invariant synoptical scheme common for ideographic dictionaries of different language was determined.